Global Patent Index - EP 2493164 A1

EP 2493164 A1 20120829 - Communications system providing device status information based upon near field communication (nfc) and related methods

Title (en)

Communications system providing device status information based upon near field communication (nfc) and related methods

Title (de)

Vorrichtungsstatusinformationen bereitstellendes Kommunikationssystem auf Grundlage von Nahfeldkommunikation (NFC) und verwandte Verfahren

Title (fr)

Système de communication fournissant des informations sur l'état d'un dispositif en fonction d'une communication de champ proche et procédés apparentés

Publication

EP 2493164 A1 20120829 (EN)

Application

EP 12151450 A 20120117

Priority

US 201113033819 A 20110224

Abstract (en)

A communications system may include a first electronic device that may include a display having an array of pixels, each pixel retaining a given state between refreshes and without electrical power supplied thereto, a first near-field communications (NFC) device, and a first controller coupled to the first NFC device and the display. The communications system may also include a second electronic device to be removably coupled with the first electronic device and comprising a second NFC device and a second controller coupled thereto. The second controller may be configured to determine status information related to the first electronic device and communicate the status information to the first controller via the first and second NFC devices. The first controller may be configured to display on the display the status information.

IPC 8 full level

G06K 19/077 (2006.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04M 1/72409 (2021.01 - EP US); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01 - EP US); H04M 2250/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2493164 A1 20120829; EP 2493164 B1 20161019; CA 2768295 A1 20120824; CA 2768295 C 20171128; US 2012220220 A1 20120830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12151450 A 20120117; CA 2768295 A 20120216; US 201113033819 A 20110224